by Dave Johnson | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen was forced to testify on Wednesday before a Republican impeachment committee. Republicans are doing this because the IRS (under a previous commissioner) dared to check whether organizations applying for special IRS nonprofit status were...
by Robert Reich | Sep 21, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
I finally found a Trump supporter – this morning when I went to buy coffee. (I noticed a Trump bumper sticker on his car.) “Hi,” I said. “Noticed your Trump bumper sticker.” “Yup,” he said, a bit defensively. “I hope you don’t mind my asking, but I’m curious. Why are...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 21, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
For all his bloviating about “law and order,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has yet to express any serious outrage over police killings of unarmed African-Americans. Will he now, after two more police-involved shootings of black men in the past week?...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 19, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Progressive Vision, This Is The GOP
You know those TV segments where they go out and ask regular Americans things like "Who is the Vice President?" and "Should we allow immigration from New Mexico?", and the people-on-the-street give answers like, "What's a Vice President?" and "I think we should send...
by Robert Reich | Sep 19, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Economy, This Is The GOP
Donald Trump poses as a working-class populist, but about his new economic plan would be a gusher for the wealthy. And almost nothing will trickle down to anyone else. He’d knock down the top tax rate on businesses from 35 percent to 15 percent, thereby richly...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
After Hillary Clinton went a bit wobbly at the 9/11 memorial, the internet went off the deep end with speculation about her health, and whether she’s even the real Hillary Clinton. It was the swoon felt around the world. After continuing to campaign despite being...
